Pubertal trajectory in females with Rett syndrome: A population-based study

Brain and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 912-920

  Knight, Olivia ^a   Bebbington, Ami ^b   Siafarikas, Aris ^c,e,f   Woodhead, Helen ^d   Girdler, Sonya ^a,b   Leonard, Helen ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^d SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genotype; Growth; Puberty; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENARCHE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBERTY; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; UNDERWEIGHT;

GENOTYPE; GROWTH; PUBERTY; RETT SYNDROME;

AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PUBERTY; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 84884704229     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: 18727131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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